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Tufts University Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman
School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Food is Medicine Institute

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Evidence Produce Prescriptions

Healthy Baby, Healthy Mom Produce Rx Trial

A produce prescription intervention among pregnant women — testing whether prescribing fruits and vegetables improves maternal and birth outcomes.

121,000 Cardiovascular events produce prescriptions could prevent over 10 years

Why it matters

121,000

Cardiovascular events produce prescriptions could prevent over 10 years

FIMI research

149%

Rise in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy over three decades

Published

Overview

Pregnancy is a critical period during which nutrition plays a major role in maternal and birth outcomes. Over three decades, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy rose 149% and gestational diabetes rose 261%. This trial evaluates whether a produce prescription can measurably improve outcomes for pregnant women and their babies.

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